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The $50,000 Supporting AFR100 Programme Direct Beneficiary Grants is designed to support locally led forest and landscape restoration initiatives across selected African countries.

The $10,000 Social Business Design Competition supports entrepreneurs, innovators, students, and changemakers worldwide, developing sustainable business solutions that address social and environmental challenges. 

The £15,000 EDGE Fellowship Programme supports early-career conservationists working to protect evolutionarily distinct and globally threatened species.

The Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program is an international funding initiative designed to support wildlife monitoring, ecological research, and conservation science through access to specialized acoustic recording technology and software.

The $100,000 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation is a prestigious biennial award sponsored by the Sultanate of Oman to recognize outstanding contributions to environmental protection and sustainable development.

The $1,000 Growth, Engagement and Resources (GEAR) grant 2026 supports conservation-focused organizations by funding essential operational needs for in-situ fieldwork.

The $25,000 Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is a global grant program dedicated to supporting on-the-ground conservation projects that protect threatened species.

The €1,500 Jana Robeyst Trust Fund is a conservation-focused grant program that supports early-career researchers working to protect endangered mammals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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The Rainforest Trust offers grants starting from $250,000 to support the creation and expansion of protected areas that conserve biodiversity and combat climate change.